OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- Rookie Jason Richardson scored a
season-high 23 points and Danny Fortson added 19 and 11 rebounds
as the Golden State Warriors returned home to post a 93-88
victory over the slumping Chicago Bulls.

Richardson, whose previous high was 16 points at Toronto on
November 7, also had a career-high eight assists and eight
rebounds. He made four 3-pointers -- the most by a Warrior this
season -- and is 11-for-24 from beyond the arc.

"I had confidence tonight," Richardson said. "My teammates feel
confidence in me and they kept giving me the ball. I was really
feeling my shot. I didnt want to lose the game and my teammates
didn't want to lose the game, so we came out after halftime and
played strong."

The 6-6 guard has made a strong impression on the opposing coach
and players.

"I love him, love him," Chicago coach Tim Floyd said. "The only
question about him was if he could shoot the ball. He has a
chance to be something special, because his feet jump out at
you. I loved him when he came to work out for us before the
draft. He has a great mental toughness as a defender. Now, if
he can get to shoot it like he did against us tonight, then
you're talking about a special player with talent. I think
Golden State found them one."

"He was the difference," Bulls guard Greg Anthony said. "His
ability to shoot the three and create the 3-pointer and create
his own shot, the way he plays defense and rebounds ... He's a
very solid player. He's going to help them out a lot."

Antawn Jamison had 16 points and eight rebounds and Larry Hughes
contributed 14 and 10 assists for Golden State, which spent the
majority of their first three weeks on the road.

The Warriors averted a three-game losing streak and evened their
home record at 2-2.

"That (guy) never shot like that in college," Miller said. "We
weren't expecting that at all. His shooting killed us."

Fred Hoiberg had a season-high 18 points for the the Bulls, who
have lost seven in a row, including the first four of a
seven-game road trip. They have lost five straight to Golden
State, including the last three here.

Chicago played without leading scorer Ron Mercer, who sat out
with a cold, and third-leading scorer Eddie Robinson, who has a
toe injury.

"With Mercer and Robinson out, you have to be pleased with our
effort," Floyd said. "This was our best defensive effort of the
year. Guys shared the ball, and we did a decent job on the
boards against a good rebounding team."

Miller's two free throws tied the game at 70-70 with 1:52
remaining in the third quarter. But his loose-ball foul put
rookie Troy Murphy on the line and he made the first of two
attempts to give Golden State the lead for good.

The Warriors, who squandered an 11-point lead in the first half,
missed 11 of their first 12 shots of the fourth quarter but were
able to maintain their lead as Chicago was nearly as inept,
shooting only 3-for-10 to open the period.

"We were laid back for a while, and you can't do that," Fortson
said. "We thought we could roll them over and they kept playing
harder and harder. We got a work out tonight."

Marcus Fizer pulled Chicago within 80-78 with 5:39 left but
neither team scored over the next two minutes. Hughes broke the
drought with a running jumper with 3:29 left and added another
basket to push the advantage to six points.

With nine seconds left, Miller dunked to cut the deficit to
91-88, but the Warriors converted three of four free throws to
finish the game.

"We got away from our game plan and tried to make the big play,"
said Miller, who scored 13 points in the first quarter. "We
just had too many mental lapses down the stretch."

Golden State shot just 39.5 percent (34-for-86) from the field
but had a season-high 28 assists and a season-low 12 turnovers.

Chicago rookie Trenton Hassell also scored a season-best 13
points and pulled down eight rebounds. The Bulls shot 47
percent (35-for-75) but missed all five of their 3-pointers and
made 18-of-30 free throws.